Vehicle Research

UK Company Launches Ford Transit Connect E-Van Repair Services

November 19, 2013
• by Staff

Liberty e-care, a division of Liberty Electric Cars, recently launched its repair program for the Ford Transit Connect electric van, an all-electric van developed in a collaborative venture between Azure Dynamics and Ford Motor Company.

The electric van had been launched in 2010 in the U.S. and Europe; among the first U.S. customers were AT&T, Canada Post, the New York Power Authority and Southern California Edison. Around 1,500 units were sold globally before Azure stopped production in March 2012, according to Liberty.

Liberty e-care's staff has developed a full program to service and repair these vehicles especially with regard to the battery, which is no longer available. The service is available to both Ford main dealers and directly to the owners of Transit Connect Electric vehicles.

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